Q: Is 39,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 39,744 is a composite number.

Why is 39,744 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 39,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 27 32 36 46 48 54 64 69 72 92 96 108 138 144 184 192 207 216 276 288 368 414 432 552 576 621 736 828 864 1,104 1,242 1,472 1,656 1,728 2,208 2,484 3,312 4,416 4,968 6,624 9,936 13,248 19,872 and 39,744, with no remainder.

Since 39,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,744, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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